Structured Summary
Abstract
A compound formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the deamination of amino acids. It is the principal end product of protein catabolism and constitutes about one half of the total urinary solids.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- CH4N2O
- Molecular Weight
- 60.056 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 57-13-6
- IUPAC Name
- urea
- InChIKey
- XSQUKJJJFZCRTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(=O)(N)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D014508
- Source
- PubChem CID 1176
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Carbamide
- Basodexan
- Carmol
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Urea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014508. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014508
- Urea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urea
- Urea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48318
- Urea. In: PubChem Compound. CID 1176. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1176